ANKARA (AA) – Syria is seeking regional cooperation after Iran halted oil shipments to Damascus following the end of the 61-year Baath regime, further worsening the country’s ongoing energy crisis. Sources say that the Assad regime got about 90% of oil from Iran — 60,000 to 70,000 barrels per day — and the remaining 10% […]...
DAMASCUS (AA) – In the Kabun neighborhood of Damascus, Syrians are struggling to rebuild their lives. The most visible scars of the 13-year civil war are found in Kabun, where Syrians fought for freedom against the Bashar al-Assad regime. Located 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from central Damascus, Kabun was once home to a thriving Tailors [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli soldiers, operating in the heavily besieged area of the northern Gaza Strip, posted footage on social media Saturday showing homes in the town of Beit Hanoun being set on fire, accompanied by the racist song “Let your village burn.” The soldiers, part of the military’s 92nd Battalion, were filmed t...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Israel’s over 80-day siege of northern Gaza endangers the lives of the 75,000 Palestinians still in the area, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. The UN agency’s statement came after Israel’s attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital resulted in the loss of the last fully functioning medical facility in [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has played for Al-Nassr since 2023, says that the Saudi football league is better and more competitive than the French top-tier Ligue 1 division. “The French league? Easy… I don’t care what people are thinking. But they should go there (Saudi Arabia) t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a draft resolution to establish the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The 15-member Council adopted the UK-led draft resolution with 14 votes in favor, and the US abstaining. The AUSSOM will replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somal...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Friday said hospitals should not be “active scenes of combat and conflict” after Israeli army’s burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip, and forcibly removing its patients and medical staff, causing several deaths. “Hospitals should not be active scenes of combat and conf...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia strongly condemned an Israeli raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army raided the hospital in Beit Lahia town, burning large sections and forcing patients and displaced civilians to flee. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry called...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has denied Israeli claims about the presence of its fighters inside a hospital that was raided by Israeli forces in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia on Friday, burning large sections and forcing patients and displaced civilians to […]
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that an Israeli raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital put “the last major health facility” in the northern Gaza Strip out of service, calling for an end to “this horror.” Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burned and destroyed d...
